Sustainability and Post COVID-19 take centre stage at IPA General Assembly
The International Publishers Association General Assembly on Monday 23 November was marked by the results of the association’s elections but also featured the publication of a COVID-19 stocktaking report and guest speeches from United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres and Booker-shortlisted author, Tsitsi Dangarembga.
From Response to Recovery
On the occasion of IPA’s 2020 General Assembly, the IPA releases a new report From Response to Recovery: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Global Publishing Industry.
Future of Books discussed at Seoul International Book Fair
On 16 October 2020, the IPA Secretary General José Borghino participated in a panel discussion during the Seoul International Book Fair’s Rights Center’s opening seminar.
IPA’s Moscow Call for Action
The Covid-19 pandemic has damaged the book industry worldwide, slashing revenues by up to 80% in some markets.* The easing of restrictions in places has not neutralized the threat of the book sector’s collapse in some countries.
IPA Calls on Brazilian Government to Resist VAT Changes for Books
The International Publishers Association (IPA) calls on the Brazilian government to support its book industry and immediately drop plans to impose a Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
FEP report focuses on impact of COVID-19 on European Publishers
FEP has recently concluded an important stock-taking exercise based on information shared by their members which paints a picture of how the COVID-19 csis has affected the European book market. IPA has been following the regional developments and the studies and surveys conducted by our members on this matter closely.
Intellectual Property and international cooperation: Past, present, future
On Monday 20 July, watch the second part of a fascinating discussion between IPA President, Hugo Setzer, and Francis Gurry, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation where they will discuss the future of multi-lateralism and copyright.
Publishing in India during the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Tuesday 14 July at 1pm CEST, Shweta Khurana, Editor of All About Book Publishing, talks to IPA President, Hugo Setzer and the President of the Federation of Indian Publishers, Ramesh K Mittal about how the Coronavirus pandemic has affected publishers in India and around the world.
Publishing in the Arab World during the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Monday 13 July, at 1pm CEST, watch IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, talk to Bachar Chebaro, Secretary General of the Arab Publishers Association about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishers across the region and what the future might hold.
Publishing in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The latest of our IPA in Conversation with … sees Li Pengyi, Vice President of the Publishers Association of China (PAC), tell us about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishing in China and how Chinese publishers have reacted quickly to keep people reading and learning.